During my three years at Mediacom, I had this poster behind my desk on the wall. It was big and green and everyone who came into my office couldn’t miss it. When I left the company, it somehow didn’t make the trip. I got an email months later from an…

By Scott Westerman We’re pleased with our T-Mobile relationship. For most of us, there are a handful of folks that represent the bulk of our minutes and the Five Faves option gives us unlimited minutes with them. Brandon and Step are T-Mobilers so we have the mobile-to-mobile deal so we…

I was talking with a co-worker this week about a challenge she’s facing at the office. It’s a big one, an issue that would definitely keep me up at night. She said something that put it in immediate perspective, “If you’ve lost a child, everything else is much less important.”…

John Hockenberry hits the nail right on the head in this viscerally enlightening piece for Technology Review. This guy should be working for Rob Curley. Some of the best video journalism these days is coming out of the few newspapers that understand that journalistic content creation is their core competency.…

Internet access has become a prerequisite. I won’t stay in a hotel that doesn’t have it. And I’m to the point where I would consider avoiding an airport where access is problematic. I recently found myself sitting at gate B50 in Denver, waiting for a United flight to take me…

During World War II, he spent his final months in the service in the Philippines… and went back years later to build Habitat for Humanity homes there. Earlier this year he was inspired by Tracy Kidder’s book Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would…

By Scott Westerman Beyond the haircuts, one of the distinctive visuals associated with the Beatles is the logo that adorned Ringo’s Ludwig drum kit. Brian Epstein was an early believer in the holistic approach to rock n roll branding. The hair, the suits, the boots, the guitars, the drums and…

I take no credit for coming in “first”. I rode with my neighbor and new friend WB8WFK, proving once again that it’s often better to be lucky than smart. WSW Septmber 2 Hunt Report What a nice hunt today. We had four teams and pretty good weather. The day started…

By Scott Westerman It was surreal. Our little Michigan State alumni group was enjoying a rare moment of relaxation. Coach Mark Dantonio’s young Spartan team had taken some solid first steps. Game won 55-18. In our second floor corner of the Fox and Hound here in Albuquerque, we were multi-tasking,…

by Scott Westerman – W9WSW Thanks very much for your warm welcome and I have to say, it’s great to be at a hamfest again. When I was a newly minted Technician in the Detroit area, Summer seemed like one swap after another, beginning with the annual pilgrimage to Dayton…